Adjustable docking stand and method of providing and using the same

1. A docking stand for an electronic device comprising:

a bottom support surface configured to support a bottom side of the electronic device;

a back support surface configured to support a side of the electronic device, the back support surface being substantially upright when a base of the docking stand is placed on a substantially horizontal surface;

a docking connector configured to removably attach to a docking port of the electronic device, the docking port being proximate to the bottom side of the electronic device;

an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a height of the docking connector relative to the bottom support surface; and

a connector assembly comprising the docking connector,

wherein:

the bottom support surface comprises a connector well; and

the connector assembly is configured to be raised and lowered within the connector well.

2. The docking stand of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises an adjustment wheel.

3. The docking stand of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is located at a rear portion of the docking stand behind the back support surface.

4. The docking stand of claim 1 , wherein:

the docking connector is configured to pivot frontward and rearward relative to the back support surface; and

the docking stand is configured to support the docking connector in a substantially vertical configuration when the docking connector is detached from the docking port of the electronic device.

5. The docking stand of claim 1 , wherein the bottom support surface is convexly curved relative to the docking stand.

6. The docking stand of claim 1 , wherein a rear portion of the bottom support surface is lower than a front portion of the bottom support surface when the base of the docking stand is placed on the substantially horizontal surface.

7. The docking stand of claim 1 further comprising a cable comprising a USB plug.

8. The docking stand of claim 1 , wherein the docking connector comprises an eight-pin Lightning connector.

9. The docking stand of claim 1 , wherein the connector well is fanned out upward toward the bottom support surface.

10. The docking stand of claim 1 further comprising:

an adjustment sled comprising a channel,

wherein:

a first portion of the channel is higher than a second portion of the channel when the base of the docking stand is placed on the substantially horizontal surface;

an adjustment of the adjustment mechanism is configured to move the adjustment sled substantially parallel with the base of the docking stand and adjust a height of a connector assembly pivot within the channel;

the adjustment mechanism comprises an adjustment wheel; and

the adjustment mechanism is located at a rear portion of the docking stand behind the back support surface.

11. A docking stand for an electronic device comprising:

a bottom support surface configured to support a bottom side of the electronic device;

a back support surface configured to support a side of the electronic device, the back support surface being substantially upright when a base of the docking stand is placed on a substantially horizontal surface;

a docking connector configured to removably attach to a docking port of the electronic device, the docking port being proximate to the bottom side of the electronic device;

an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a height of the docking connector relative to the bottom support surface; and

an adjustment sled comprising a channel,

wherein:

a first portion of the channel is higher than a second portion of the channel when the base of the docking stand is placed on the substantially horizontal surface; and

an adjustment of the adjustment mechanism is configured to move the adjustment sled substantially parallel with the base of the docking stand and adjust a height of a connector assembly pivot within the channel.

12. The docking stand of claim 11 , wherein the adjustment mechanism comprises an adjustment wheel.

13. The docking stand of claim 11 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is located at a rear portion of the docking stand behind the back support surface.

14. The docking stand of claim 11 , wherein:

the docking connector is configured to pivot frontward and rearward relative to the back support surface; and

the docking stand is configured to support the docking connector in a substantially vertical configuration when the docking connector is detached from the docking port of the electronic device.

15. The docking stand of claim 11 , wherein the bottom support surface is convexly curved relative to the docking stand.

16. The docking stand of claim 11 , wherein a rear portion of the bottom support surface is lower than a front portion of the bottom support surface when the base of the docking stand is placed on the substantially horizontal surface.

17. The docking stand of claim 11 further comprising a cable comprising a USB plug.

18. The docking stand of claim 11 , wherein the docking connector comprises an eight-pin Lightning connector.

19. The docking stand of claim 11 further comprising:

a connector assembly comprising the docking connector, wherein:

the bottom support surface comprises a connector well; and

the connector assembly is configured to be raised and lowered within the connector well.

20. The docking stand of claim 19 , wherein the connector well is fanned out upward toward the bottom support surface.